Bill Walton Dies at 71
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Had seats on the all-session side at the Maui Invitational last time so we walked behind the commentators going to and from our seats. Had a great conversation with Benetti and told Bill I hoped he could get to Hilton for a game. His response was "Walcott, IA home of the World's Largest Truck Stop". I will miss him calling basketball games
Such an interesting guy and loved listening to him. Wish I could have seen him play in his prime before the injuries as by all accounts he was an absolute beast.
Bill Walton is/was a life force. He will be missed. He was a free spirit intellectual with a strong sense of humor, very positive, even with a history of many medical challenges.
Here is and interview of Walton, where he describes 'breaking his back", then playing 11 days later, the day they lost the 88 game win streak. Not that he remembers.
You can find both versions of the story online, so it wouldn’t surprise me if Bill told it multiple ways. He probably couldn’t keep it completely straight.
A fantastic tribute. What a good person Bill Walton was:
Never heard Draymond was a deadhead. Wearing a t-shirt doesn’t count as everyone rocks dead tees these days.
As for tallest, I’m sure there is another 7 footer or just shy deadhead out there. If your talking famous deadhead, Phil Jackson is 6’8
Bob Weir and Mickey Hart both has nice tributes.
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